Review on Wood Deformation and Cracking during Moisture Loss
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Moisture in Wood
2.1. Existing State of Moisture in Wood
2.2. Interaction between Water Molecule and Wood Components
3. Causes of Wood Deformation and Cracking during Drying
3.1. Shrinkage Anisotropy Stress
3.2. Moisture Content Gradient Stress
4. Relationship between Wood Mechanical Properties and Moisture Content
4.1. Relationship between Wood Transverse Mechanical Properties and Moisture Content
4.2. Relationship between Mechanical Properties of Wood Cell Wall and Moisture Content
5. Study on the Law of Wood Deformation and Cracking
5.1. Study on Cracking in Macroscopic Scale
5.2. Study on Cracking in Cellular Scale
6. Summary and Prospect
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fu, Z.; Chen, J.; Zhang, Y.; Xie, F.; Lu, Y. Review on Wood Deformation and Cracking during Moisture Loss. Polymers 2023, 15, 3295. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153295
Fu Z, Chen J, Zhang Y, Xie F, Lu Y. Review on Wood Deformation and Cracking during Moisture Loss. Polymers. 2023; 15(15):3295. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153295
Chicago/Turabian StyleFu, Zongying, Jiaxing Chen, Yongyue Zhang, Feifan Xie, and Yun Lu. 2023. "Review on Wood Deformation and Cracking during Moisture Loss" Polymers 15, no. 15: 3295. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15153295